You Don't Own Me

"You Don't Own Me"
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Single by Lesley Gore
from the album Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts
B-side	"Run Bobby, Run"
Released	December 11, 1963
Recorded	September 21, 1963
Genre	Doo-wop R&B blue-eyed soul
Length	2:31
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	John Madara Dave White
Producer(s)	Quincy Jones
Lesley Gore singles chronology
"She's a Fool" (1963) "You Don't Own Me" (1963) "That's the Way Boys Are" (1964)

"You Don't Own Me" is a popular song. This single was recorded by Lesley Gore when she was 17 years old in 1963. It was written by Philadelphia songwriters David White and John Madara. The song hit #2 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart in the United States. It was #2 for three straight weeks during February 1964.

The song is about a woman telling her man he should never tell her what to do or what to say. The man should also not put her on display. It is considered to be a feminist anthem with a connection to the civil rights movement.

Other singers have covered the song, like Dusty Springfield, Joan Jett and Grace Sewell.